. >> and the colleges in area, too, george mason, and we have prince georges county college, and nova. >> there is no question about that. as we see national pressure, states are also contributing less money than previously. my university is one that has seen contribution cuts over the past few years. you are seeing people have to do more with less. on the surface that sounds good, every organization should be as lean and efficient as possible, but the reality is you need dollars to do things, and if you don't have the dollars it will be much more difficult to do that which you intent to do. >> we have to take another break, and we will pick back up with you, maria, when we come back, and we will talk virginia >>> welcome back. looking ahead to 2013, maria, we are talking about striking a balance in the tough economic climate. >> i want the politicians to be aware that the families we serve are living literally paycheck to paycheck and sometimes borrowing paycheck to paycheck. and so you know, to really balance medicaid and to balance food stamps and to balance public housing, we need
